gatehouse

Example Sentences

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The Eastlands did not yet know it, but the gatehouse had been razed by the flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Joel has already sold the gatehouse of the abode for $7 million and is now looking to offload the main property, which is known as MiddleSea.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

It was subsequently expanded with a gatehouse, reception hall and display room by Norman Shaw in the following decade.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

Inside the gatehouse, a large courtyard provided space for weddings, funerals and celebrations.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Once there, I walked through a grove of eucalyptus trees and alongside a bald pasture of starving cattle, past the guard napping in his gatehouse, and into the waiting arms of my monkey.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris